jee-main 2012 Q77

jee-main · India · offline Matrices Determinant and Rank Computation
Let $P$ and $Q$ be $3 \times 3$ matrices with $P \neq Q$. If $P^{3} = Q^{3}$ and $P^{2}Q = Q^{2}P$, then the determinant of $(P^{2}+Q^{2})$ is equal to
(1) $-2$
(2) 1
(3) 0
(4) $-1$
Let $P$ and $Q$ be $3 \times 3$ matrices with $P \neq Q$. If $P^{3} = Q^{3}$ and $P^{2}Q = Q^{2}P$, then the determinant of $(P^{2}+Q^{2})$ is equal to\\
(1) $-2$\\
(2) 1\\
(3) 0\\
(4) $-1$